Description

This category usually involves a film showing surgery on a cancerous lung followed by displays of actual lung specimens.

Examples of programs like this include the Breathe Free Program offered by the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

7,828 smokers included from 25 separate studies.

Results

5-Day Plans had the ninth highest quit rate of any category.

Of the instructional methods, 5-Day Plans did not score as well as Group Withdrawal Clinics.

Perhaps the negative emphasis and shock value of the film lowered the score compared to other instructional methods.

Bottom line

If you are looking for an instructional method, this is better than nothing, but other choices get better results.

More information on what works, what doesn't, and why

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